Spring Green, Wisconsin
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1905 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Spring Green town. It lies in ZIP code area 53588. The Survey maps it on the Spring Green quadrangle. 1,828 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 725 feet above sea level.
On record in Spring Green
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 3 records
Rest Haven Motellisted 2011
State Bank of Spring Greenlisted 2010- Samuel and Nina Marcus Houselisted 2018
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 11 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1905 USGS Richland Center quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS La Crosse quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Spring Green quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS La Crosse quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS La Crosse quadrangle1:250000
- 1976 USGS La Crosse quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Spring Green quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Richland Center quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
127 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 127 fires within 5 miles of Spring Green between 1992 and 2020, burning about 146 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 6 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 45 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 28 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 24 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 6 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 1996 | Smoking | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 4 September 2003 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 20 August 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 20 August 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 20 August 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 20 August 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 2 August 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 13 August 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | MERCER ROAD |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Spring Green: 1 past producer, 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larson Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Spring Green Sand Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence |
Storms near this place
23 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Spring Green in 23 storm reports between 1995 and 2025: 13 thunderstorm wind, 6 hail, 2 tornado, 1 lightning. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Spring Green | $80,000 | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Spring Green | $50,000 | Numerous large trees were toppled along with power lines. |
| May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Spring Green | $40,000 | Law enforcement officials reported trees downed by powerful thunderstorm winds that gusted to an estimated 65 mph (56 knots) in Spring Green. One building was damaged by a falling tree. |
| July 2008 | Lightning | Spring Green | $20,000 | Lightning struck a home that srated a minor fire. There was some damage. Time is only estimated since newspaper article didn't specify the time. |
| June 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Spring Green | $15,000 | no account filed |
| August 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Spring Green | $5,000 | Several pine trees down and a door damaged on a barn. |
| July 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Spring Green | $5,000 | Powerful downburst thundestorm winds gusting to a measured 52 knots (60 mph) gust at the Lone Rock Airport (LNR) ASOS unit toppled large trees. A couple power-lines came down with tree debris. |
| August 2005 | Tornado (F1) | Spring Green | $5,000 | This tornado in Sauk County was a continuation of the "Clyde" tornado from Iowa County. It crossed into Sauk County at 1626CST at a point 4 miles west-southwest of Spring Green, or 1.0 miles southwest of the intersection of Kennedy and Dyke Roads. The tornado continued northeast 3.3 miles and dissipated at 1633CST about 2.3 miles NW of Spring Green, or 0.7 mile north-northwest of the intersection of Pearl Rd. and STH 14/60, just short of CTH G. Only tree, power-line, and some crop damage was noted, resulting in a F1 rating, with estimated wind speeds of 64-97 knots (73-112 mph). This tornado was well photographed. Average path width was about 50 yards. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Spring Green | $4,000 | Scattered tree branches down, some large, in Spring Green. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Spring Green | $2,000 | A few trees down in Spring Green. |
| May 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Spring Green | $2,000 | Large trees were uprooted. |
| August 2005 | Tornado (F1) | Spring Green | $2,000 | This tornado spun up at 1630CST about 1.5 miles south-southwest of Spring Green, just inside the Sauk County line on the Wisconsin River. The tornado headed north-northeast for about 1.9 miles and dissipated at 1633CST about 0.5 mile east-northeast of Spring Green, on Rainbow Rd. just west STH 14. Minor roof damage in the village of Spring Green was noted on a couple buildings, and some large trees were uprooted, resulting in a rating of F1, and an estimated wind speed of 64-97 knots (73-112 mph). Average path width was about 50 yards. |
| May 2018 | Heavy Rain | Spring Green | $1,000 | About a dozen roads closed throughout the county due to flooding. |
| August 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Spring Green | - | Small tree branches down in Spring Green. |
| July 2015 | Hail | Spring Green | - | Gusty winds estimated at 50 mph with the falling hail. |
| May 2025 | Hail | Spring Green | - | no account filed |
| March 2016 | Hail | Spring Green | - | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Spring Green | - | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Spring Green | - | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Spring Green | - | no account filed |
| May 2002 | Hail | Spring Green | - | no account filed |
| June 2002 | Hail | Spring Green | - | no account filed |
| August 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Spring Green | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oak Ridge Estates | 0.8 miles | 11 | |
| Plain | 7.3 miles | 11 | |
| Black Hawk | 9.9 miles | 19 | |
| Loreta | 11.9 miles | 11 | |
| Witwen | 12.2 miles | 19 | |
| Leland | 12.8 miles | 19 | |
| Denzer | 15.1 miles | 19 | |
| Loddes Mill | 15.4 miles | 19 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Spring Green | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2046759 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1574650. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.







